The voice of American meat and poultry packers and
processors joins with other ag commodity groups in backing Farmers for Free
Trade’s fight to open markets for America’s farmers, ranchers and rural
communities

Washington, DC – Farmers for Free Trade, the bipartisan
coalition supported by America’s leading ag commodity associations, announced
today that the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) has joined the coalition.
NAMI is a national trade association that represents companies that process 95
percent of red meat and 70 percent of turkey products in the US and their
suppliers throughout America. NAMI’s announcement comes as Farmers for Free
Trade continues to spearhead advocacy efforts to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA). Farmers for Free Trade just completed the Motorcade for
Trade, a 47 stop, over 20,000 mile tour of the country in support of USMCA.

“We are excited to join with Farmers for Free Trade to
help knock down barriers to trade in meat and poultry products,” said NAMI
President and CEO Julie Anna Potts. “The work they are doing across the country
to amplify the voices of farmers and ranchers and mobilize support is being
felt in Washington D.C. For example, the Motorcade for Trade supporting USMCA
has shown how grassroots agricultural support can help motivate members of
Congress to help provide trade opportunities for rural America.”

“We are so pleased to have NAMI, the leading voice of the
meat industry, stand behind our effort to mobilize ag support for trade,” said
Farmers for Free Trade Co-Executive Director Angela Hofmann...